St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

St. Paul, MN; March 16, 2018; NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Xcel Energy Center. The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks took on St. Cloud State Friday afternoon and once again went to OT, with St. Cloud winning 4-3. Photo by Russell Hons

The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team’s quest for landing a spot in the NCAA tournament field took a hit Friday with a 3-2 overtime loss to St. Cloud State University in St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center in the semifinals of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference Frozen Faceoff. Nick Poehling’s goal 1:47 into overtime gave the Huskies, who already have clinched an NCAA tourney spot, the victory. The Fighting Hawks had come from behind twice to tie the game to send it to overtime. Nick Jones and Jordan Kawaguchi scored for UND, while Patrick Newell and Easton Brodzinski also scored for the Huskies. UND goalie Cam Johnson had 31 saves. SCSU’s David Hrenak stopped 21 shots. Today, UND plays the University of Minnesota-Duluth in the third-place, and St. Cloud meets Denver University in the championship game. (Check out more photos from Russ Hons here.)

The Colorado Avalanche moved to within three points of the Minnesota Wild in the National Hockey League’s Central Division of the Western Conference with a 5-1 win over the Wild on Tuesday night in St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center. Minnesota’s Mikku Koivu and Colorado’s Nikita Zadorov traded second-period goals before J.T. Compeer scored two goals and Nathan McKinnon and Tyson Jost one each to put the game on ice in the third period. Goalie Devan Dubnyk of the Wild (39-24-5) stopped 17 shots, while Semyon Varlamov of Colorado (37-24-7) had 30 saves. (Check out more photos from Russ Hons here.)

Grand Forks, ND; March 10, 2018; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-3 in OT and move on to the Frozen Faceoff in St. Paul, MN. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; March 10, 2018; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-3 in OT and move on to the Frozen Faceoff in St. Paul, MN. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; March 10, 2018; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-3 in OT and move on to the Frozen Faceoff in St. Paul, MN. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; March 10, 2018; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-3 in OT and move on to the Frozen Faceoff in St. Paul, MN. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; March 10, 2018; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-3 in OT and move on to the Frozen Faceoff in St. Paul, MN. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; March 10, 2018; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-3 in OT and move on to the Frozen Faceoff in St. Paul, MN. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; March 10, 2018; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-3 in OT and move on to the Frozen Faceoff in St. Paul, MN. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; March 10, 2018; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-3 in OT and move on to the Frozen Faceoff in St. Paul, MN. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; March 10, 2018; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-3 in OT and move on to the Frozen Faceoff in St. Paul, MN. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; March 10, 2018; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-3 in OT and move on to the Frozen Faceoff in St. Paul, MN. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; March 10, 2018; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-3 in OT and move on to the Frozen Faceoff in St. Paul, MN. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; March 10, 2018; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-3 in OT and move on to the Frozen Faceoff in St. Paul, MN. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; March 10, 2018; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-3 in OT and move on to the Frozen Faceoff in St. Paul, MN. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; March 10, 2018; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-3 in OT and move on to the Frozen Faceoff in St. Paul, MN. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; March 10, 2018; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-3 in OT and move on to the Frozen Faceoff in St. Paul, MN. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; March 10, 2018; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-3 in OT and move on to the Frozen Faceoff in St. Paul, MN. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; March 10, 2018; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-3 in OT and move on to the Frozen Faceoff in St. Paul, MN. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; March 10, 2018; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-3 in OT and move on to the Frozen Faceoff in St. Paul, MN. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; March 10, 2018; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-3 in OT and move on to the Frozen Faceoff in St. Paul, MN. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; March 10, 2018; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-3 in OT and move on to the Frozen Faceoff in St. Paul, MN. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; March 10, 2018; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-3 in OT and move on to the Frozen Faceoff in St. Paul, MN. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; March 10, 2018; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-3 in OT and move on to the Frozen Faceoff in St. Paul, MN. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; March 10, 2018; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-3 in OT and move on to the Frozen Faceoff in St. Paul, MN. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; March 10, 2018; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-3 in OT and move on to the Frozen Faceoff in St. Paul, MN. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; March 10, 2018; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-3 in OT and move on to the Frozen Faceoff in St. Paul, MN. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; March 10, 2018; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-3 in OT and move on to the Frozen Faceoff in St. Paul, MN. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; March 10, 2018; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-3 in OT and move on to the Frozen Faceoff in St. Paul, MN. Photo by Russell Hons

A goal by Nick Jones — his second of the game — just 53 seconds into overtime gave the University of North Dakota men’s hockey team a 4-3 win over the University of Nebraska-Omaha on Saturday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena and a trip to the National College Hockey Conference’s Frozen Faceoff next weekend in St. Paul. The Fighting Hawks (16-12-10 overall) won the first game of the best-of-three playoff series 4-0 on Friday night. Matt Kierstad and Dixon Bowen had given UND a 2-0 lead before Teemu Pulkkinen scored twice for the Mavericks (17-17-2 overall) to tie the game after two periods. Jake Randolph scored in the third period to give UNO at 3-2 lead, but Jones scored his first goal midway through the period to send the game into overtime. UND goalie Cam Johnson stopped 18 shots, while UNO’s Evan Weninger had 29 saves in goal. (Check out more photos from Russ Hons here.)

Grand Forks, ND; February 9, 2918; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-0. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; February 9, 2918; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-0. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; February 9, 2918; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-0. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; February 9, 2918; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-0. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; February 9, 2918; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-0. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; February 9, 2918; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-0. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; February 9, 2918; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-0. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; February 9, 2918; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-0. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; February 9, 2918; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-0. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; February 9, 2918; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-0. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; February 9, 2918; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-0. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; February 9, 2918; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-0. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; February 9, 2918; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-0. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; February 9, 2918; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-0. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; February 9, 2918; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-0. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; February 9, 2918; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-0. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; February 9, 2918; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-0. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; February 9, 2918; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-0. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; February 9, 2918; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-0. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; February 9, 2918; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-0. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; February 9, 2918; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-0. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; February 9, 2918; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-0. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; February 9, 2918; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-0. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; February 9, 2918; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-0. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; February 9, 2918; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-0. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; February 9, 2918; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-0. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; February 9, 2918; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-0. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; February 9, 2918; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-0. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; February 9, 2918; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-0. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; February 9, 2918; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-0. Photo by Russell Hons

Grand Forks, ND; February 9, 2918; The #4 University of North Dakota men’s hockey team opened the 2018 NCHC playoffs by hosting #5 Omaha at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won 4-0. Photo by Russell Hons

The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team shut out the University of Nebraska-Omaha 4-0 in the opening round of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference playoffs Friday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena. The Fighting Hawks (15-12-10 overall) received goals from Shane Gersich, Christian Wolanin, Nick Jones and Joel Janatuinen to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series. A win tonight would advance UND to the NCHC Frozen Faceoff next weekend in St. Paul. The Mavericks, who were No. 13 in the Pairwise rankings (the Fighting Hawks were No. 14), dropped to 17-16-2. UND goaltender Cam Johnson, who recorded his third shutout of the season, stopped 25 shots, while UNO’s Evan Weninger had 30 saves. Between the first and second periods, Olympic heroes and gold medal winners Jocelyn Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux-Morando were introduced at center ice. (Check out more photos from Russ Hons here.)

The city of Grand Forks welcomed home Olympic heroes Jocelyn Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux-Morando on Thursday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena. The twins were members of the U.S. women’s hockey team that won the gold medal last month in South Korea. In the gold-medal victory over Canada, Monique scored the tying goal late in the third period and Jocelyn iced the win with a spectacular shootout goal. The Lamoureux twins will be recognized again at tonight’s UND-University of Nebraska men’s hockey playoff game in the Ralph.

The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team secured fourth place and gained home ice for the National Collegiate Hockey Conference playoffs with a 2-2 tie with St. Cloud State University on Saturday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena. The Fighting Hawks (14-12-10 overall, 8-10-6 NCHC) picked up the extra point when Rhett Gardner scored just over four minutes into 3-3 overtime and will host the University of Nebraska-Omaha next weekend in the first round of the playoffs. The Huskies (22-6-6 overall, 16-4-4 NCHC), who finished in first place, will host Miami of Ohio. Gardner and Grant Mishmash scored regulation goals for UND, while Ryan Poehling and Grand Forks Red River product Jacob Benson scored for St. Cloud. UND goalie Cam Johnson, one of four seniors honored before the game — along with Gardner, Trevor Olson and Johnny Simonson — stopped 23 shots. SCSU goaltender David Hrenak had 29 saves. (Check out more photos from Russ Hons here.)

Lexi Klabo scored a game-high 29 points and added 10 rebounds but it wasn’t enough as Portland State University defeated the University of North Dakota women’s basketball team 80-61 win in the Big Sky Conference regular season finale for both squads Friday night in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. The win gave Portland State (19-10 overall, 11-7 BSC) the six seed in the upcoming conference playoffs that start Monday in Reno, Nev. UND (12-17 overall, 5-13 BSC) will be the No. 10 seed in the 12-team tourney. (Check out more photos from Russ Hons here.)

The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team suffered a blow to its quest for home ice in the first round of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference playoffs with a 4-3 overtime loss to St. Cloud State University, the No. 1 team in the country. The Huskies (22-6-5 overall, 16-4-3 NHCC), who already have clinched the Penrose Cup for the top league’s top record during the regular season, won the game on a goal by Ryan Poehling 2:48 into overtime. UND, Colorado College and the University of Nebraska-Omaha are tied in the league standings, but Omaha holds the tiebreaker over the Fighting Hawks. Also scoring for the Huskies were Jimmy Schuldt with two goals and Grand Forks Red River grad Jon Lizotte with one. Christian Wolanin, Jordan Kawaguchi and Nick Jones scored for UND (14-12-9 overall, 8-10-5 NCHC). UND goalie Cam Johnson had 21 saves, while Dave Hrenak stopped 28 shots for SCSU. The two teams play again tonight. (Check out more photos from Russ Hons here.)

Goalie Kaleb Johnson recorded his fifth straight shutout and William Lawson-Body scored two goals to lead Grand Forks Central boys hockey team to a 7-0 win over Grand Forks Red River in the semifinals of the North Dakota High School Hockey Tournament on Friday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena. The win for the Knights (23-1-2) sets up today’s championship game with Bismarck Century. Zach Murphy, Cole Hanson, Mitchell Idalski, Lucas Kanta and Jeffrey Hendrickson also scored for Central. Red River dropped to 20-4-2 and will meet Fargo Davies in the third-place game. (Check out more photos from Russ Hons here.)